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The latest results from the ANTARES Neutrino Telescope are reported. Limits on a high energy neutrino diffuse flux have been set using for the first time both muon-track and showering events. The results for point sources obtained by…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2014-10-29 Juan Jose Hernandez-Rey

A search for cosmic neutrino sources using six years of data collected by the ANTARES neutrino telescope has been performed. Clusters of muon neutrinos over the expected atmospheric background have been looked for. No clear signal has been…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2018-06-13 ANTARES Collaboration , S. Adrián-Martínez , A. Albert , M. André , M. Anghinolfi , G. Anton , M. Ardid , J. -J. Aubert , B. Baret , J. Barrios-Martí , S. Basa , V. Bertin , S. Biagi , C. Bogazzi , R. Bormuth , M. Bou-Cabo , M. C. Bouwhuis , R. Bruijn , J. Brunner , J. Busto , A. Capone , L. Caramete , C. Cârloganu , J. Carr , T. Chiarusi , M. Circella , L. Core , H. Costantini , P. Coyle , A. Creusot , C. Curtil , G. De Rosa , I. Dekeyser , A. Deschamps , G. De Bonis , C. Distefano , C. Donzaud , D. Dornic , Q. Dorosti , D. Drouhin , A. Dumas , T. Eberl , D. Elsässer , A. Enzenhöfer , S. Escoffier , K. Fehn , I. Felis , P. Fermani , F. Folger , L. A. Fusco , S. Galatà , P. Gay , S. Geißelsöder , K. Geyer , V. Giordano , A. Gleixner , J. P. Gómez-González , K. Graf , G. Guillard , H. van Haren , A. J. Heijboer , Y. Hello , J. J. Hernández-Rey , B. Herold , A. Herrero , J. Hößl , J. Hofestädt , C. W James , M. de Jong , M. Kadler , O. Kalekin , U. Katz , D. Kießling , P. Kooijman , A. Kouchner , I. Kreykenbohm , V. Kulikovskiy , R. Lahmann , E. Lambard , G. Lambard , D. Lattuada , D. Lefèvre , E. Leonora , H. Loehner , S. Loucatos , S. Mangano , M. Marcelin , A. Margiotta , J. A. Martínez-Mora , S. Martini , A. Mathieu , T. Michael , P. Migliozzi , C. Mueller , M. Neff , E. Nezri , D. Palioselitis , G. E. Păvălaş , C. Perrina , P. Piattelli , V. Popa , T. Pradier , C. Racca , G. Riccobene , R. Richter , K. Roensch , A. Rostovtsev , M. Saldaña , D. F. E. Samtleben , A. Sánchez-Losa , M. Sanguineti , P. Sapienza , J. Schmid , J. Schnabe , S. Schulte , F. Schüssler , T. Seitz , C. Sieger , A. Spies , M. Spurio , J. J. M. Steijger , Th. Stolarczyk , M. Taiuti , C. Tamburini , Y. Tayalati , A. Trovato , B. Vallage , C. Vallée , V. Van Elewyck , E. Visser , D. Vivolo , S. Wagner , J. Wilms , E. de Wolf , K. Yatkin , H. Yepes , J. D. Zornoza , J. Zúñiga

We perform the first one-point fluctuation analysis of the high-energy neutrino sky. This method reveals itself to be especially suited to contemporary neutrino data, as it allows to study the properties of the astrophysical components of…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-04-04 Michael R. Feyereisen , Irene Tamborra , Shin'ichiro Ando

Protons accelerated in the cores of active galactic nuclei can effectively produce neutrinos only if the soft radiation background in the core is sufficiently high. We find restrictions on the spectral properties and luminosity of blazars…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2009-11-07 A. Yu. Neronov , D. V. Semikoz

Several high energy, >100 GeV, neutrino telescopes are currently operating or under construction. Their main motivation is the extension of the horizon of neutrino astronomy to cosmological scales. We show that general, model independent,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 E. Waxman

Measurements of the arrival directions of cosmic rays have not revealed their sources. High energy neutrino telescopes attempt to resolve the problem by detecting neutrinos whose directions are not scrambled by magnetic fields. The key…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Francis Halzen

Since the detection of high-energy cosmic neutrinos at the IceCube Neutrino Observatory in 2013, there has been an on-going search to find the origins of this flux. Despite recent evidence identifying a flaring blazar as a possible neutrino…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-10-05 Robert Stein

We constrain the maximum flux from extragalactic neutrino point sources by using diffuse neutrino flux limits. We show that the maximum flux from extragalactic point sources is E^2(dN/dE) < 1.4 x 10^-9 (L_nu/2x10^43 erg/s)^1/3 GeV cm-^2…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2010-01-27 Andrea Silvestri , Steven W. Barwick

High-energy astrophysical neutrinos have been observed by several telescopes in the last decade, but their sources still remained unknown. We address the problem of locating astrophysical neutrinos' sources in a statistical manner. We show…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-12-17 A. V. Plavin , Y. Y. Kovalev , Y. A. Kovalev , S. V. Troitsky

The origin of the diffuse astrophysical neutrino flux measured by the IceCube Observatory remains largely unknown. Although NGC 1068 and TXS 0506+056 have been identified as potential neutrino sources, the diffuse flux of neutrinos must…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-04-16 K. McDonough , K. Hughes , D. Smith , A. G. Vieregg

The IceCube Neutrino Observatory is a 1 km$^{3}$ detector currently taking data at the South Pole. One of the main strategies used to look for astrophysical neutrinos with IceCube is the search for a diffuse flux of high-energy neutrinos…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2013-05-29 IceCube Collaboration , R. Abbasi , Y. Abdou , T. Abu-Zayyad , J. Adams , J. A. Aguilar , M. Ahlers , K. Andeen , J. Auffenberg , X. Bai , M. Baker , S. W. Barwick , R. Bay , J. L. Bazo Alba , K. Beattie , J. J. Beatty , S. Bechet , J. K. Becker , K. -H. Becker , M. L. Benabderrahmane , S. BenZvi , J. Berdermann , P. Berghaus , D. Berley , E. Bernardini , D. Bertrand , D. Z. Besson , D. Bindig , M. Bissok , E. Blaufuss , J. Blumenthal , D. J. Boersma , C. Bohm , D. Bose , S. Böser , O. Botner , J. Braun , A. M. Brown , S. Buitink , M. Carson , D. Chirkin , B. Christy , J. Clem , F. Clevermann , S. Cohen , C. Colnard , D. F. Cowen , M. V. D'Agostino , M. Danninger , J. Daughhetee , J. C. Davis , C. De Clercq , L. Demirörs , T. Denger , O. Depaepe , F. Descamps , P. Desiati , G. de Vries-Uiterweerd , T. DeYoung , J. C. Díaz-Vélez , M. Dierckxsens , J. Dreyer , J. P. Dumm , R. Ehrlich , J. Eisch , R. W. Ellsworth , O. Engdegård , S. Euler , P. A. Evenson , O. Fadiran , A. R. Fazely , A. Fedynitch , T. Feusels , K. Filimonov , C. Finley , T. Fischer-Wasels , M. M. Foerster , B. D. Fox , A. Franckowiak , R. Franke , T. K. Gaisser , J. Gallagher , M. Geisler , L. Gerhardt , L. Gladstone , T. Glüsenkamp , A. Goldschmidt , J. A. Goodman , D. Gora , D. Grant , T. Griesel , A. Groß , S. Grullon , M. Gurtner , C. Ha , A. Hallgren , F. Halzen , K. Han , K. Hanson , D. Heinen , K. Helbing , P. Herquet , S. Hickford , G. C. Hill , K. D. Hoffman , A. Homeier , K. Hoshina , D. Hubert , W. Huelsnitz , J. -P. Hülß , P. O. Hulth , K. Hultqvist , S. Hussain , A. Ishihara , J. Jacobsen , G. S. Japaridze , H. Johansson , J. M. Joseph , K. -H. Kampert , A. Kappes , T. Karg , A. Karle , J. L. Kelley , P. Kenny , J. Kiryluk , F. Kislat , S. R. Klein , J. -H. Köhne , G. Kohnen , H. Kolanoski , L. Köpke , S. Kopper , D. J. Koskinen , M. Kowalski , T. Kowarik , M. Krasberg , T. Krings , G. Kroll , T. Kuwabara , M. Labare , S. Lafebre , K. Laihem , H. Landsman , M. J. Larson , R. Lauer , J. Lünemann , J. Madsen , P. Majumdar , A. Marotta , R. Maruyama , K. Mase , H. S. Matis , K. Meagher , M. Merck , P. Mészáros , T. Meures , E. Middell , N. Milke , J. Miller , T. Montaruli , R. Morse , S. M. Movit , R. Nahnhauer , J. W. Nam , U. Naumann , P. Nießen , D. R. Nygren , S. Odrowski , A. Olivas , M. Olivo , A. O'Murchadha , M. Ono , S. Panknin , L. Paul , C. Pérez de los Heros , J. Petrovic , A. Piegsa , D. Pieloth , R. Porrata , J. Posselt , P. B. Price , G. T. Przybylski , K. Rawlins , P. Redl , E. Resconi , W. Rhode , M. Ribordy , A. Rizzo , J. P. Rodrigues , P. Roth , F. Rothmaier , C. Rott , T. Ruhe , D. Rutledge , B. Ruzybayev , D. Ryckbosch , H. -G. Sander , M. Santander , S. Sarkar , K. Schatto , T. Schmidt , A. Schönwald , A. Schukraft , A. Schultes , O. Schulz , M. Schunck , D. Seckel , B. Semburg , S. H. Seo , Y. Sestayo , S. Seunarine , A. Silvestri , A. Slipak , G. M. Spiczak , C. Spiering , M. Stamatikos , T. Stanev , G. Stephens , T. Stezelberger , R. G. Stokstad , A. Stössl , S. Stoyanov , E. A. Strahler , T. Straszheim , M. Stür , G. W. Sullivan , Q. Swillens , H. Taavola , I. Taboada , A. Tamburro , A. Tepe , S. Ter-Antonyan , S. Tilav , P. A. Toale , S. Toscano , D. Tosi , D. Turčan , N. van Eijndhoven , J. Vandenbroucke , A. Van Overloop , J. van Santen , M. Vehring , M. Voge , C. Walck , T. Waldenmaier , M. Wallraff , M. Walter , Ch. Weaver , C. Wendt , S. Westerhoff , N. Whitehorn , K. Wiebe , C. H. Wiebusch , D. R. Williams , R. Wischnewski , H. Wissing , M. Wolf , T. R. Wood , K. Woschnagg , C. Xu , X. W. Xu , G. Yodh , S. Yoshida , P. Zarzhitsky

The detection of an astrophysical flux of neutrinos in the TeV-PeV energy range by the IceCube observatory has opened new possibilities for the study of extreme cosmic accelerators. The apparent isotropy of the neutrino arrival directions…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2022-09-29 Naoko Kurahashi , Kohta Murase , Marcos Santander

With the recent discovery of high-energy neutrinos of extra-terrestrial origin by the IceCube neutrino observatory, neutrino-astronomy is entering a new era. This review will cover currently operating open water/ice neutrino telescopes, the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-09-02 Marek Kowalski

The IceCube neutrino observatory, a cubic-kilometer particle detector at the South Pole, first announced the discovery of an astrophysical flux of high-energy neutrinos in the TeV-PeV range in 2013, followed in 2017 by the detection of a…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-08-15 Marcos Santander

Astrophysical neutrinos can be produced in proton interactions of charged cosmic rays with ambient photon or baryonic fields. Cosmic rays are observed in balloon, satellite and air shower experiments every day, from below 1e9 eV up to…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-12-18 Julia K. Becker

Located at the South Pole, the IceCube Neutrino Observatory is the world largest neutrino telescope, instrumenting one cubic kilometre of Antarctic ice at a depth between 1450m to 2450m. In 2013 IceCube reported the first observations of a…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-09-13 Matthias Huber

The diffuse neutrino flux measured in IceCube is comparable with the ultrahigh-energy cosmic ray (UHECR) flux, which has led to the concept of a unified origin of high-energy neutrino and UHECR backgrounds. We construct a generic…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-10-28 Shigeru Yoshida , Kohta Murase

Galactic and extragalactic objects in the universe are sources of high-energy neutrinos {that may contribute to the astrophysical neutrino signal seen by IceCube.} Recently, a study done using cascade-like events seen by IceCube reported…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-05-02 Abhishek Desai , Justin Vandenbroucke , Samalka Anandagoda , Jessie Thwaites , M. J. Romfoe

The sources of galactic charged cosmic rays are so far unknown, because their arrival directions are randomized in the galactic magnetic field. Objects accelerating hadrons are expected to produce high-energy neutrinos. In addition, a…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-05-16 A. Sandrock

To search for transient astrophysical neutrino sources, IceCube's optical and X-ray follow-up program is triggered by two or more neutrino candidates arriving from a similar direction within 100s. However, the rate of such neutrino…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-04-05 Nora L. Strotjohann